 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 360 pages
...with fix alone. Then the Bastimentos never Had our foul dishonour feen, Jior the fea the fad receiver Of this gallant train had been. Thus, like thee, proud...home, Though, condemn'd for difobeying, I had met a traitors doom ; To have fall'n, my country crying, He has play'd an Englifh part, Had been better far... | |
 | 1795 - 1334 pages
...like thee, proud Spain difmiyinj , And her galleons leading home, Though coudtmn'd for difubeying, I had met a traitor's doom. To have fallen, my country crying He has play'd an Engliih part, Had been better far than dying Of a griev'd and broken heart. Unrepining at thy glory,... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 242 pages
...difhonour feen, n Nor the fea the fad receiver " Of this gallant train had been. 20 " Thus, like thec, proud Spain difmaying, " And her galleons leading...Englifh part, " Had been better far than dying Of a grieved and broken heart. " Unrepining at thy glory, " Thy fuccefsful arms we hail ; " But remember... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 464 pages
...fea the fad receiver " Of this gallant train had been. 20 " Thus, like thee, proud Spain difmayinf, " And her galleons leading home, " Though condemn'd...Englifh part, " Had been better far than dying Of a grieved and broken heart. " Unrepining at thy glory, " Thy fuccefsful arms we hail ; " But remember... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 266 pages
...Spain dismaying, " And her galleons leading home, " Though condemned for disobeying, " I. had meet a traitor's doom; " To have fallen, my country crying " He has play'd an English part, " Had been better far than dying " Of a grieved and broken heart. " Unrepining at thy... | |
 | Richard Glover, Thomas Park - 1806 - 336 pages
...thee, proud Spain dismaying, And her galleons leading home, Though condeum'd fer disobeying, I bad met a traitor's doom. To have fallen, my country crying He has play'd an English part, Had been better far than dying Of a griev'd and broken heart. * Uurepining at thy glory,... | |
 | Richard Glover, Thomas Park - 1808 - 342 pages
...like thec, proud Spain dismaying, And her galleons leading home, Though condemn'*) for disobeying, I had met a traitor's doom. To have fallen, my country crying He has play'd an English part, Had been better far than dying Of a griev'd and broken heart. * Uurepining at thy glory,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...like thee, proud Spain dismaying, And her galleons leading home, Though, condemn'd for disobeying, I had met a traitor's doom : To have fallen, my country crying, " He has play'd an English pan," Had been belter far than dying Of a griev'd and broken heart. Unrepining at thy glory,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 308 pages
...Thus, like thee, proud Spain dismaying, And her galleons leading home, Though condemn'd for disobeying, I had met a traitor's doom. To have fallen, my country crying He has play'd an English part, Had been better far than dying Of a grieved and broken heart. ' Unrepining at thy glory,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 406 pages
...Thus, like thee, proud Spain dismaying, And her galleons leading home, Though condemn'd for disobeying, I had met a traitor's doom, To have fallen, my country crying He has play'd an English part, Had been better far than dying Of a grieved and broken heart. ' Unrepining at thy glory,... | |
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Had been better far than dying Of a grieved and broken heart. "Unrepining at thy glory, Thy successful arms we hail; But remember our sad story, And let Hosier's wrongs prevail. Sent in this foul clime to languish, Think what thousands fell in vain, Wasted... 
